Category: Updates

News and updates about the Division of Enrollment Management.

Admissions Application Evaluation Training

The Office of Admissions and Recruitment has started transitioning to reviewing applications for the coming admissions cycle. Remote readers began three weeks of application review training the week of September 19. Admissions counselors and returning remote readers spent two more intensive days in training in mid-October, ahead of the first-year Early Action deadline of November …

Fall High School Counselor Events

This fall, the Office of Admissions and Recruitment (OAR) hosted a number of events to engage with high school counselors. In Illinois, OAR hosted four events that included counselor breakfasts in Oak Brook and Skokie and a more focused breakfast for counselors who serve students in the south suburbs of Chicago. OAR also offered a …

Welcoming student employees back with a DEI-focused orientation

At the start of the semester Ally Bartelme, Client Services Specialist, coordinated the orientation of the Office of the Registrar student employee team. This orientation was held for all student employees, but especially for students returning to campus after the summer off and our newly hired students.  At the start of the semester Ally Bartelme, …

Expanding inclusive language with the new EApp

“Allowing respondents to indicate their identities gives an organization a clearer picture of the people it serves and can be an indicator of an organization’s inclusivity of people across the sex, gender, and sexual orientation spectrums.” (Gender and Sexuality Campus Center, Recommendations: collecting information on sex, gender, and sexual orientation) “Allowing respondents to indicate their …

Hires and Departures – August/September

Stay up-to-date on the coming and going of DEM Team Members. The following names are individuals with position updates or interim title changes that had a start date or last day on payroll during August and September.   NEW HIRE/NEW POSITION Office of Admissions and Recruitment Emma Adebayo, Senior Associate Director for Recruitment, Outreach and Communications …

Concur Deep Dive

Want to dive deeper into Concur? Concur is an online booking tool that travelers can use to book individual air, car or hotel reservations. UW System is offering two training sessions in October for Concur. Please follow the links below to register. October 4 10:00 am – 11:30 am Register October 7 9:00 am – …

Policy Update: UW-3019 – Vehicle Use/Rental

The UW-3019 – Vehicle Use/Rental has been updated.  Please note the following changes: The “turn-down” rate for mileage reimbursement has been eliminated.  Effective 09/01/2022, personal vehicle mileage is reimbursable at the federal mileage rate (standard rate). Effective 09/01/2022, mileage reimbursement requests for roundtrips of 800 miles or greater must be supported by an airfare cost …

Did you miss the last DEM Session for Reimbursement/Travel?

If you were unable to attend the DEM Session: Reimbursement/Travel Policy Refresher Training on 8.24.22, the slides can be found found here. Please note, due to a recent policy change I’ve updated the slide for personal mileage requests. If you have any additional questions about topic discussed in this session, please reach out to Kelly Layton.

Benefits 2023: What You Need to Know

Annual Benefits Enrollment (ABE) is an annual opportunity for eligible employees to enroll in or make changes to most benefit plans for the upcoming calendar year, effective January 1, 2023. ABE takes place from September 26 through October 21, 2022. This is the only time you can make changes to certain benefits without having an …

Helping students transition to the university at SOAR

SOAR (Student Orientation, Advising and Registration) is one of the first ways students transition to UW–Madison. Hosted by the Center for First-Year Experience (CFYE), several offices across campus help with the transition process as consultants while students begin learning about academic advising, degree requirements, enrollment, and campus resources. The RO helped students, faculty and staff …